Are You Sitting Comfortably?
These ladies are exhibiting the exact posture that prompted me to design the Buttafly. Please, let us not, especially in the name of yoga, sit in a way that is detrimental to…
Having Fun Getting Serious
It’s my birthday today and here I am, a year ago, about to receive 60 bumps! Truth be told, there are a whole bunch of things I thought would never…
The Buttafly Technique – A Need You Didn’t Know You Had?
The caterpillar instinctively knows it must go into a cocoon in order to metamorphose into a butterfly. Through what processes are we transformed? A few years ago, motivated by a…
The Buttafly Effect
Classically, the term the ‘butterfly effect’ is used to portray how a minute change on a small scale can result in much more significant consequences on a large scale –…
Sorting Fact From Fiction When It Comes To Posture & Back Pain
There are a good many myths regarding the best way to achieve posture and ‘keep your abdominal muscles braced’ is up there with the worst of them. It’s more than…
Do You Have A Winning Posture?
Change Your Posture – Transform Your Life While doing some research for the Buttafly Technique practitioner training manual, I came across a Ted Talk by Amy Cuddy. She’s a social psychologist who says…
European Spa Magazine Features The Buttafly
Exciting news! This month’s bumper issue of European Spa Magazine, the leading publication for the spa & wellness industry, features the Buttafly Technique. This year, I’ve been busy teaching the…
The Art Of Doing Less
At this time of year, as friends regale me with stories of their summer antics, I often find myself pondering the subject of whether we should have different names for holidays…
CHRONIC BACK PAIN & DEPRESSION
Scientists have published a large number of studies that have proven how our moods and pain – especially back pain – are intimately related. These studies found that: Depression…
Tapping For Health
In 2014, I was kicked out of an agency contract with the MoD for practicing tapping with young army recruits in my care. Not only that but the doctor involved…
The Truth of Tapas
Assuming you’re not being a tad rebellious and have decided against making any resolutions, how is this year’s different from the last, and in what way do you hope will…
No Pain, Lots To Gain
“Support the body well and the letting go just happens” is one of my daily mantras,” says Loulou James, physiotherapist, yoga teacher, and designer of the Buttafly. “The old adage…